All Forms of Art

I first started watching this show about a year before the big finale. But let’s start at the beginning, shall we? The beginning of the show is slow, the first couple of episodes seem comprised of but a few random scenes, strewn together, that you can’t fully understand, but that’s what makes you curious enough to keep on watching, trying to understand what was going on. You will probably start to feel empathy with that small group of people and the beautiful and amazing way they are all connected almost wishing you could do that yourself. In the blink of an eye, you’ll be in love with all of them and their different personalities. The way they help each other is just so beautiful, each one using the particular talents life gave them in order to survive. Each one of them having their specific and very different problems and yet, they are most always available to help each other out. If only the real world could be like that… About this huge final episode, there...

Sierra Burgess is a loser is a teen-comedy drama movie, a Netflix original, which, when I first saw the trailer, seemed to me like it would be a lovely movie about transformation and self-esteem, where some characters would learn to look beyond appearances… It would be kind of a cliche, but that wouldn’t necessarily be a problem. When you start watching the film, Sierra seems very confident, even when she is mistreated by her colleagues, but it’s obviously a mask she is putting on. And, in less than 10 minutes, the whole idea of a lovely story turns out to be a huge mistake. Let me explain. This movie is NOT romantic, it’s all about lies and lack of respect. She betrays this one boy’s trust, she lied to, kissed him without his permission (while he actually thought he was kissing someone else)… I’m sorry, but if it were the boy doing it, every woman who calls themselves a feminist would be standing up and calling it a movie condoning this type of sexual assault! It was...

After finishing watching this show it’s hard to talk about it and its pros and cons without giving away any spoilers. So, let’s start with the plot: three students from a poor neighborhood receive a scholarship to the best private high school in the country, where the sons and daughters of the Spanish elite study.  The clash between these two different realities is inevitable, and, as you might imagine, many problems and questions arise with it. The resident students didn’t like the newcomers, and in turn, the new students mistrust their colleagues. Tension raises and everything seems to collapse. While watching the show, I couldn’t avoid noticing how sarcastic it might seem, as you realize, that besides the cultural shock, they weren’t that different after all. And I believe that’s the real point in this story. The show focuses on some big questions and stereotypes, demystifying some of them, which is very good, almost educational. It addresses issues such a...